United States v. Jaramillo

FINDINGS OF FACT AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW

CAULFIELD, District Judge.

Defendant Guillermo Jaramillo is charged with making false statements in' a witness statement which he signed under penalty of perjury in lieu of grand jury testimony, and in his testimony in open court after being placed under oath. Title 18 U.S.C. § 1623 prohibits false declarations by anyone under oath or in any declaration as permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 “in any proceeding before or ancillary to any court or grand jury of the United States.” The court conducted a court trial on the factual and legal issues on November…